A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
and drinking largely sobers us again! Alexander Pope

Thursday, November 6, 2008

MYTH - FACT

Myth

Cows lie down when it's about to rain.An old country myth claims that a fieldfilled with cows lying on the ground is a suresign of imminent rain.

Fact

But once again, there is no truth to this whatsoever. Cows more often lie down when they are chewing their cud (regurgitated lumps of previously eaten grass). If they live in place where rain is frequent, there are bound to be times when their prone position coincides with precipitation. Next thing you know there's an old wives' tale about their meteorological prowess.